The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-12
Al. Peter. Church.

At $50 o'clock am Father Ashheld,
o. p, said the 6is, MACS and the Holy
Name Society received holy com
munion. The pastor, the Very Rev.
J. p. Moran. o. p, oflicisted at the
8 o'clock mass, and also Gang the late
mass at $3.50 o'cleck. The newly or.
gsniEsd choir gave abundant evidence
Of the reputation Of st. Peters church
for the artistic rendering Of classic
music. Father Ashheld was the
preacher for the day, aud spoke as
follows:
"And when He came nigh TO the
gate Of the city, behold a dead man
was carried out, The only son Of his
mother, and she was q widow."-St,
Lake vii. IL.
The epistle and gospel Of the Sun.
day Just read, while referring 10 sor-
row aud 1llciion, are co full OF beauty
and comfort that IL seems almost i'm.
possible 10 condense in q briei In.
struclion the lessons 10 be learned
from them. They both show that eui.
ierlng and tras are the lot Of man
here on earth, and both point ont the
only way In which these may DO
sanctitied, not only Tor the good OF our
own souls, but also fJr the souls Of
others.
The cplslle refers 10 the weakness Of
our nature and exhorts us TO charity.
III a man be oyertaken In any fault,
you who are spiritual instruct such q
one In the spirit Of meeknees, clnsid.
ering thyself lesi thou also DO
tempted"
Il then spsaka Of the misery arisipg
from Gin, "Be not deceived; God IL
not Knocked, for what things q man
shall sow those also shsll he reap,
For he that 30 weth In his hesh Of the
fleeh also shall reap corruption" The
conclusion Of the epistle once more
eujoins charity, "whereiore, whilst We
have time let as work good 10 all meni
but especially 10 those who are OF the
household Of faith" The epistle then
deals with sin and lls effects upon the
soul In this world. The gospel, how
ever, refers 10 death, and narrales one
OF the three instances In which oul
Divine Lord restored the dead 70 lie
Approaching the city OF Main, He met
a iuoeral procession. IL was that oI
an only son, and his mother was !
widow. We are told that great null
titude was with our Lord, and that =
large number Of ifierds accompanied
tue broken hearted mother 10 the
grave oi her loved one. All OF as can
appreciate, TO some extent At least, tbs
sorrow Vt this poor woman.
we,ioo, have experienced The saddesl
feeling by which man can be op
pressed, and that IL the Loneliness
amounting almos, 10 despair, when q
crosd Of friends gathered around the
collins OF our loved ONES aud the surg
ing waves Of memory overwhelmed
our wounded hearts, although ",
we're In the midst Of the hustle and
merriment OF an ever busy world
Toe uuwesried kindness OF friends, oil
that the tenderest, anxious affection
Of others could do. was beetosed upor
us. but the sense OF isolation, the sac
fact that We we're alone, still 70
malned. In some cases this hs
amounted almost 10 rebellion asainS
the will Of God. Among me many
beautilul things he has wfitton, JeaT
psnI R,ohler saws shat there Ia on,
saYroE which will DO forgiven and iol
which there IL recompense. IL 10 ih'
sorrow Tor our dead. THIS sweet sor
row for our lost ones is In truth bu
another form Of consolation. Whet
we long ior them, this !. but q saddsI
IL the midst o. oar illlctlon We hay y,
thought we could never pear "
and YET We have borne II, bat 90 keeI
Was the anguish, mingled peIhap
with dlstrust In the providence .
God, that We do not want anyone Y
ask IN how. Experience, .hsa, .u ia